I read in the News Paper recently about a proposal for a bill regarding the marriage bond. It suggests that the marriage contract must be valid only for 10 years. After that if the couple wants to continue it they have to keep on renewing the contract for another 10 years. Though it looks funny it projects the post modern concept of marriage and family relations.
In today’s reflection Jesus emphasizes on the irrevocable nature of the marriage. Marriage is forever. He also explains why there is a law of divorce constituted by Moses. It is because of the hardness of the heart. Hardness of heart is the purposeful closing of our heart towards the word of God. Since it is purposeful it is hard to correct, such as the doctors can heal a blind person but not the one who pretends to be blind.
The marriage is forever and that is the will of God. At the early days of marriage the love is blind that the couple finds it very joyful to live for each other. But as the time passes the love become more reasonable. Here each of the partners tries to measure what she/he is receiving in return of the love. He/she begins to compare the partner with other couples and starts blaming, unable to accept the partner as she/he is with the limitations. This situation eventually leads into diverse.
Let us pray to God to remove our hardness of heart and to be open to the Word of God.
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